Disclaimer: Stephanie Meyer owns it all

Chapter 2

Returning Priceless

I walked to the elevator with a towel in my hand. I didn't have a bathing suit so I thought Seth's shirt to come to mind. I left my clothes in the room. Right when I was about to press the elevator button, a boy stepped in. He looked cute, but in a teen way, I was a teen. Cut it out! I have something way better. I have Seth.

"4th Level? Heading for a swim?" He asked in a warm homey voice. I smiled and bit my lip. To bad I didn't have a ring, because I would show him.

"Yaah." I murmured nicely. He smiled and hit number four. Dang! He had a towel!

"You to?" I guessed with a fake accent from out of this world. I should scare him. Be nice! I am not evil.

"Yes, I haven't when for a swim in a while. I love the 's my birthday and I'm waiting for my dad to come and get me later today, so much free time, to do things." He gave me a chill as he spoke those sweet words of innocence. I smiled and the elevator door was open. I took a step out of the door and the boy followed me to the pool.

"Nice...shirt." he teased, I saw him stutter for the word shirt.

"It's my...boyfriends. Not mine. Green isn't my thing." I let the juice fall and waited for his reaction. But nothing.

"I'm Jake" The boy laughed and nudged me. He felt my cool touch and flinched. Another Jake are you serious? What the heck? I don't need a Jake! Maybe a Ryan or Sam?

"I'm Nira." I sighed and then I set my towel, phone and credit card in my towel and set it on a seat around the pool. It was dawn. I went right in and the water was hot. I wonder what would happen to me if i went in a hot tub. I went under the water and began to swim.

"Hey! Nira!" He began to yell closer. Why was he yelling? I came out of the water and he pulled me up, we'll he tried.

"Yah? what's wrong?" I asked nervous and concerned. He looked scared, like he saw Jasper, he still had my waste so close to him. I backed away but he came forward.

"I thought you were drowning. You were under so long." he argued.

"I'm fine. Thanks. I am a swimmer. I can stay under for a whole minute." I argued back being a little impatient. I really want to swim, why can't he leave me alone or something?

I moved away and began to swim again. He was just watching me, like he was ready to bite me or something. I came out of the water and Seth was there. He was looking in my eyes and I in his. He helped me out of the water.

"What about some new clothes?" I asked looking at his bare six pack chest. He nodded then held my hand.

"Bye!" The boy called after me. I waved and got my towel and things. I didn't bother to put the towel on, Seth had me. The boy Jake got out of the pool and followed. He would not give up. Me and Seth were in the elevator and Jake was right beside us looking at how close we were. If I kissed Seth, would Jake get mad.

"Is this your brother, Hi, I need to introduce myself, I'm Jake." Jake asked looking at us. I grabbed Seth's hand and kissed it.

"My man." I said those words so aggressive. Try me Jake, I will show my color. I will go black!

I peeked at Seth, he was looking at Jake like he was about to kill him.

Jake nodded.

"Oh, like your brother who is over protective?" I should slap him, but I would kill him so I took Seth and kissed him smoothly making sure i didn't hurt him. I moved my hands to his hair and he had my waste. I heard Jake's mouth fall open and then I let Seth go.

"Yah, Jake. You can say that." I sighed annoyed. Me and Seth walked out of the elevator leaving Jake in there hyperventilating. When we got to the room, I smiled at Seth.

"I just had to get it into his head. He was stalking me the whole while. I should have slapped some sense into him." I said between giggles.

"You looked serious!" He murmured.

"I was Seth." I argued so sweetly. "I love you Seth, what I can kiss my boyfriend?"

Seth laughed, and I walked to the bathroom.

I took a shower and washed my braided hair. When I got out I had a towel around me.

"Nothing to wear." I muttered. I was not wearing the same thing as yesterday! I am no Alice, but I don't wear the same thing twice in a month. Seth walked through the door with some pink skinny jeans and a white T. He through them at me and I ripped the tags off.

"Thanks." I murmured. I put them on, not afraid of Seth watching. I needed some more boy cotts,I loved those panties and the ones I had on were to small. Was i growing from love? ha ha. Funny. Seth put on a t just like mine. I started to fidget making sure I looked pretty.

"Your fine." Seth assured me. My baby wolf.

As I smiled and turned for the door, I felt her there. It was Nessie. How did she? I opened the door and grabbed her.

"How did you get here?" I hugged her softly not letting go.

"I ran." Her small and shimmering voice was appealing, she alreadyshe grew.

"Everyone will be worried Nessie! Your dad will go crazy!" I was now kissing her cheeks. I picked her up.

"I'm taking you home. Now." I had those words with fear come through my lips. If I went home they would muzzle me to stay.

"Your coming to stay." She didn't say it as a question, but a statement. I nodded and looked at Seth. Forget the shopping with Seth.

"Yes, I am going back home." I murmured sweetly. We walked to the elevator and still Jake was in there. He looked so sad and jacked up. He was now staring at Nessie. I held her closer and tighter.

"Your sister?" Jake asked with hope. I wanted to bug him with the answer.

"Nope, my daughter Jessie." It was to funny. I watched his mouth fall open again and I was laughing inside, goos I didn't tell him her real name.

"How? That fast?" Jake was out of words.

"I had her three years ago. She is my second child. I am fifteen." I noted firmly but kindly. Maybe I shoot make him faint. Seth smiled and pulled me and Nessie out of the elevator door as soon as it opened. We were all laughing. We walked to the car and I drove the whole way there smiling. I went up the drive and stopped in front of the house.

"Seth,Nessie." I murmured taking a look at both of them.

"Nira." They both said with an answer to my words.

"Yes?" I gloated. I turned the car off and got out. They both got out and followed. Sometimes I thought that Nessie was at least five years old.

I picked Nessie up and took a deep breath. Esme opened the door when we were in front. I stepped in and she hugged us.

"Sorry Esme." I sighed with relief. She knew how sorry I was. How was I to apologize to Edward. My dear brother. I walked to the living room and they were all waiting. Bella ran to me to hug us.

"Sorry for slapping your man Bella." I whispered in her ear.

"I understand, he told me what really happened." Bella sighed. She smiled and took Nessie.

"Nessie! Why did you go? You had me scared to death! Everyone was scared!" Bella was rushing the words out and all of her answers were the same, "I needed Nira." Those words gave me a chill, and I would never leave again.

Hey, What if Jake was outside? Maybe I should check.

I took a step for the door.

Edward looked at me suspicious, "Jake was there?" I smiled and rolled my eyes.

"No! Let me answer your question Edward. Some Jake dude about sixteen was trying to get at Her and she took it like a woman." Seth was still starring at Edward. Seth was replaying it! I nudged Seth. "Seth!" I nudged at him and he nudged me back.

Edward was laughing. Edward is laughing! Edward is still laughing! I will smack some more sense into him! I began to stalk toward him but Jasper was in front of me and I looked up and smiled. I backed up and looked down.

"Hi, Jasper." I stuttered the words to my creepy brother.

"Hello sister." Jasper smiled then showed his teeth. I flinched back two steps and crouched. Jasper crouched and I playfully sprang at him tumbling him to the floor. I got back up and chuckled. Emmet smiled and gave me a punch and I punched him back knocking him against the wall. Rosalie still stood in the corner, she smiled and then turned to look at Nessie.

I walked to Esme and Carlisle and hugged them. They hugged me back.

I backed away and felt it. My heart growing to bigger pieces.

Edward! He's here!No way! What the?

I walked to the door and opened it as Jake's hand was about to touch it.

Seth grabbed my waste and pulled me behind him as he opened the door fully. I looked behind Jake and no vehicle was behind him. How did he get here?

"That's a good question." Edward looked at me and then at the Jake in the door.

I looked behind me and my new family were steady calm.

"Hi, we weren't finished talking earlier today. I didn't really get to-." Jake started right when Seth said these crazy threatening words.

"She does not want to talk to you. Please leave or I will brake your nose and rearrange your platered face Jake." Seth treatend harshly. Jake rolled his eyes and looked at me and nodded wat's up? Seth attacked Jake and through him to the floor. Seth did not shift! Why was he doing this?

Seth kicked Jake in the nose and I heard the crack. Panic shot through me.

I was about to plunge but Alice caught my wrist as I was about to step out. I turned to Alice.

"What the heck Alice? Seth may kill the boy!" I said through my teeth.

"I say Seth'll win and kill the boy! Who's up for the bet?" Emmet asked wondering sheepishly.

"I say give me a week with the Jake dude and I can prepare him." Jasper chuckled at his words.

"Bite." I muttered to Jasper.

"Nira! You would kill him! And when you would try to brake them away! You would hurt both of them" Alice was arguing at me!.

I could brake her hold and tie her in a not. But I had better since, she was right.

Out of nowhere Jake grabbed Seths arm and crouched him to the ground. Jake looked at me and his eyes were bloody red. I looked down at Seth, and crouched forwordand lauched to Seth. Alice, Jasper and Emmet sprang right after me. I grabbed Seth, and Jake grabbed my hair and twisted it so I was facing him.

Jasper tried to grab Jake, but when he tried to touch him he flew at least 20 yard backwards. A forcefield!

I kicked Jake in the stomack and forcefielded him backward. No one new about all my powers, but I knew how to use them. Edward warned Bella to stay back with the others and he grabbed Seth from my arms.

I saw Carlsisle peek from a window with Esme talking to him, telling him whats happening. I put my hair in a fast bun so he had nothing to grab. Jake got up fast and looked at the perfect line me and half my family made. I was in the middle, Alice and Emmet were to my right, then Jasper and Rosalie to my left.

Edward, tell all of them to back off. This is not there fight.

"Your fight is our fight." Edward whispered at me.

Jake turned his head and I took a step forword.

"What do you want Jake?" I asked with the deepest and slow motion voice ever.

"What happend to your accent?" Jake questioned looking behind me to speculate the numbers I'm guessing.

"What do you want?" I asked again a little slow motion but rough tones in my voice.

"You-. Just come back home Iry, I don't want to do this here!" Jake said through his teeth looking at the line around me.

"What are you talking about...do what?" I asked questionally concerned.

What was he talking about? My name is not Iry! He has the wrong girl! I lived in Alaska before the Cullens! Is he playing with my mind Edward?

I glanced at Edward and Edward nodded.

"You don't remember Iry? Waking up? How you became?" He spoke the words straight forword and I didn't know what he was talking about.

"I don't even know you!" I accused pointing a finger at him.

"Come with me, Or I will kill them all." Jake said those words murderously.

I glanced to my new vamp sisters and brothers crouching just as I was.

Is he serious? Why would I go with a super freak? He's like those creeps who are kidnappers, that don't even kidnap the kids, the kids go to them. They fall for the tricks.

"Why would I go with a stranger?" I asked making a what the heck face.

"I'm no stranger." he argued. I snorted.

"I don't know you! And none of my family does eather!" I argued through my gritted teeth looking around.

"Yes you do. I'm your Seth." He murmered looking amazed.

He took a step forword. What the heck is he talking about? He ain't my Seth for sure! Stop hating on my boyfriend you maniach! I should kill him for those haunting words.

"I will give you the money for a shrink if you go. And I will pay all your phyco therapy bills. You are not Seth! Stop putting my man in this." I argued in and underlife tone.

"He's a boy, not a man."He assured nodding, happy at his words.

"Let me guess, you are?" I teased sarcastically. He nodded and I sprang.

He caught me with all five hands on my neck and made me kneel. Esme jumped out of the front door. Jake had a small piece of wood in his hand, it was sharp. Everyone freezed as he had it at my heart. He pulled me up, were my back was to his chest, he still had the object heading to my heart. He had me by my neck with a firm grip of his elbow. I saw everyone now. Edward, Esme,Rosalie,Jasper,Alice,Emmet,Bella in the window, Seth knocked out in my thoughts, and Carlisle on the porch heading this way Black was no more limping but he shifted. I was going to die.

Edward tell them I love them. All of them.

Edward:Don't give up

You can talk to me in your thoughts?

Edward:Yes. Don't give up.

Edward.

Edward:Nira.

I'm going to die Edward! He's to strong!

"Come any closer and we will both dissapear! let us leave now in piece and I will bring you another girl back, even better than this one." Jake threatend exghausted pointing at me as I was wiggling crazy in his arms.

I shoved him away but he had his grip.

"Stop moving or you will never see them again!" He sluted at me very roughly, and put his other hand over my mouth as I began to scream.

"Please, leave in peace. There is no need to take her captive." Esme cried out. She had no tears but she was trying to keep a firm hold.

I felt the tears come out of my eyes. I was not stronger than him.

"She cannot be here! others! Worse than me will come here looking for her and try to take her power! They will kill her in a way thatshouldn't be known!She has to die! Like all of her kind! She is an abomination!"Jake applied to Esme.

I was crying and the spill was scary.

"You don't need her, she must die!" Jake said trying to hold me put. It was to late he stabbed me in the heart with the wooden object. It hurt, I felt numb, but I still felt like me.

I stopped moving and fell silent. I heard Seth upstairs sleeping. He was knocked out and his heart beat was all I could hear..

Oww!

I screamed a fowl piercing scream as I bit his arm and kicked back and hit him in the jaw. I ran toward my family and then looked back. He was already up and I forcefield him back.

My teeth hurt. My fangs were aching.

I fell right into Esme's warm arms and my eyes closed.

PS. Don't worry I didn't die!

Edward:Nira?

Edward?

Edward:Nira open your eyes.

I'm in my special place Edward, let me be .

Edward:Nira? Don't be like that. Seth and everyone are standing here hoping your eyes will open.

Maybe they won't Edward. Maybe Jake was right.

Edward:He was never right, but you are going to leave Seth like this?

I have no other choice Edward.

Edward:Fine then, keep breaking hearts. Especially your family's.

Get out of my head Edward!

I opened my eyes silently and met Esme's gaze. She looked scared to death as she hugged me in her arms. I hugged her back, and felt a percing thing in my heart.

I checked to see what it was just as Carlisle spoke.

"Nira, please be careful, I never properly retreated the wood." He said looking in my eyes.

"What do you mean?" I asked in fear.

"He stabbed you with wood." He breathed heavily.

I thought over it, I remembered now. Fire wood, to kill things like me, stick it in the prey and it will burn them whole inside the heart.

"He missed my heart."I muttered to Edward.

Edward I know you can hear me. Where is that creature that tried to kill me?

"We killed him."

"How Edward?" I asked pationately.

"We burned him, it took all of us." He sighed.

Did he mean the werewolves too? How long was I asleep?

"Yes, them too. You were sleep for two days." Edward sighed looking at my wrist.

I followed his gaze and sighed. I was cut. I pulled it back and hoped off the medicine bed.

"Careful Nira." Carlisle cautioned. He held out his hands to catch my sudden fall but I managed.

"I'm fine." I whispered.

I know what I have to do to get this piece of wood out. I have to use my irretible nails. I took a deep breath and sighed.

"I'm thirsty. Excuse me." I gestured moving to the bathroom.

"Is she going to drink toilet water?" I heard Emmet ask Edward. Retarted I was thinking.

Edward laughed and sighed. "She has to take it out herself." He copied my words!

I heard a knock on the bathroom door. I felt the warmth. It was Alice. I opened it.

"Yes Alice?" I asked In admiration. She rolled her eyes and came in closing the door.

"Alice I have to get it out. Or I will die. It is now used to my blood, if it feels another atmosphere, it will pierce my heart trying to run."I murmered trying for the others not to hear me.

Alice noded and took a step back.

"Okay." I said with hope in my voice.

I looked in the mirror and took off my first shirt, I had to shirts on. The one on me now was very thin so I cut it with my nal and stuck my finger in. Holy cow it hurts. I felt it pressure. I pinched it with both nails and gasped. I got it! It fell to the floor and my womb grew thinner. My skin suddenly went back straight together. I put my shirt back on and smiled.

Alice looked at the piece on the ground and quickly grabbed it. She kissed my forhead and walked out. I walked after her.